Light from Light

Jessie Atkin posted a new blog on Digital Landing. Read about solar powered desk lamps for the eco-friendly.

Lets save the planet one all nighter college student at a time.

Ikea has just released solar cell powered desk lamps. With LED bulbs that lamps also claim to use 70% less energy than regular light bulbs (they also supposedly last 4 times as long, so there’s a little cash saved as well). Everything’s all alternative energy these days but it makes much more sense to feed the masses with smaller steps. Reworking the home office makes more immediate sense to people than rewiring the house with solar panels on the roof. They come in five colors and are priced at a very economy conscious $19.99.

I like the idea, it can’t hurt plug/wire clutter even if you don’t care about the planet (think of all the extra counter space) you just better keep your desk by a window.

Cutest nightlight ever

Chris McGinn posted a blog on Digital Landing about nightlights that help you go green.

We are entering the “fear of the dark” stage at our house. Four years no fear but all of a sudden my little boy won’t walk down the hall with dark rooms or go to sleep without a nightlight.

We bought a couple of LED nightlights at a local home improvement store last weekend. They cost pennies a year to operate and are “greener” than traditional lights b/c of the LED bulbs.

But today I came across this at Goody Blog–Sylvania’s PalPODzzz Portable Nightlight It is a nightlight and a flashlight. It’s also good as a safety light in case the power goes out. There is a ladybug and a rocket ship design. Retail $19.99.

Plastics and Printing

Jessie Atkin posted a new blog up on Digital Landing about a new revolutionary light source.

When it comes to electric lighting the talk is usually your average light bulb verses energy saving ones. Well General Electric has changed that conversation.

At GE’s research center in New York light is actually being printed. The technology of OLEDs that made this possible have been around (they’ve started showing up in cell phones and televisions) but this is the first machine to print the light as is. It basically seals a set of chemicals with a plastic film and foil, and thus, there is light.

Organic compounds combined with any electric current (yes, plugs are still involved) are the basic make up of this latest scientific development. Just imagine light posts without bulbs at the top but a complete glow from top to bottom. With the new OLED printable light the possibilities of form in the future are now almost indescribable.